Amós 3
1 Oh hijos de Israel, escuchen la palabra que Yavé habla contra ustedes, contra toda la familia que saqué de la tierra de Egipto:
Give ear to this word which the Lord has said against you, O children of Israel, against all the family which I took up out of the land of Egypt, saying,
2 Entre todas las familias de la tierra, solo los conocí a ustedes. Por tanto, los castigaré por todas sus iniquidades.
You only of all the families of the earth have I taken care of: for this reason I will send punishment on you for all your sins.
3 ¿Andarán dos juntos si no están de acuerdo?
Is it possible for two to go walking together, if not by agreement?
4 ¿Rugirá el león en el bosque si no tiene presa? ¿Rugirá el leoncillo en su guarida si no apresó?
Will a lion give his loud cry in the woodland when no food is there? will the voice of the young lion be sounding from his hole if he has taken nothing?
5 ¿Caerá el pájaro al suelo si no hay trampa? ¿Saltará la trampa del suelo sin no atrapó?
Is it possible for a bird to be taken in a net on the earth where no net has been put for him? will the net come up from the earth if it has taken nothing at all?
6 ¿Se tocará la trompeta en la ciudad sin alborotar al pueblo? ¿Sucederá alguna calamidad en la ciudad si Yavé no la envía?
If the horn is sounded in the town will the people not be full of fear? will evil come on a town if the Lord has not done it?
7 Ciertamente ʼAdonay Yavé nada hace sin revelar su secreto a sus esclavos profetas.
Certainly the Lord will do nothing without making clear his secret to his servants, the prophets.
8 Si el león ruge, ¿quién no temerá? Si ʼAdonay Yavé habla, ¿quién no profetizará?
The cry of the lion is sounding; who will not have fear? The Lord God has said the word; is it possible for the prophet to keep quiet?
9 Proclamen en los palacios de Asdod, digan en los palacios de la tierra de Egipto: Reúnanse en las montañas de Samaria, vean las numerosas opresiones en medio de ella.
Give out the news in the great houses of Assyria and in the land of Egypt, and say, Come together on the mountains of Samaria, and see what great outcries are there, and what cruel acts are done in it.
10 No saben hacer lo recto, dice Yavé, atesoran en sus palacios violencia y devastación.
For they have no knowledge of how to do what is right, says the Lord, who are storing up violent acts and destruction in their great houses.
11 Por tanto, ʼAdonay Yavé dice: Un enemigo que rodea la tierra derribará tu fuerza y saqueará tus palacios.
For this reason, says the Lord, an attacker will come, shutting in the land on every side; and your strength will come down and your great houses will be made waste.
12 Yavé dice: Como el pastor rescata de la boca del león un par de patas o la punta de una oreja, así los hijos de Israel que viven en Samaria serán rescatados: Con la esquina de una cama y con el cobertor de un sofá.
These are the words of the Lord: As the keeper of sheep takes out of the mouth of the lion two legs or part of an ear; so will the children of Israel be made safe, who are resting in Samaria on seats of honour or on the silk cushions of a bed.
13 Escuchen y testifiquen contra la casa de Jacob, dice ʼAdonay Yavé, el ʼElohim de las huestes.
Give ear now, and give witness against the family of Jacob, says the Lord God, the God of armies;
14 Porque el día cuando Yo castigue las transgresiones de Israel, también castigaré los altares de Bet-ʼEl. Los cuernos del altar serán arrancados y caerán a tierra.
For in the day when I give Israel punishment for his sins, I will send punishment on the altars of Beth-el, and the horns of the altar will be cut off and come down to the earth.
15 También destruiré la casa de invierno y la casa de verano, perecerán los palacios de marfil y las grandes edificaciones desaparecerán, dice Yavé.
And I will send destruction on the winter house with the summer house; the ivory houses will be falling down and the great houses will come to an end, says the Lord.
